Worthy
Kace felt a sudden change in Sonja's demeanour. Although she was being pummeled, he felt as though he were the one that had been caught out. A few minutes passed of him mercilessly beating her, being sure to keep her against the wall, so she had no means of escape.
He noticed that she suddenly slid slightly towards the ground between his latest blows, and this had him worried. 'What the hell is happening?' He wondered as he watched her slide slightly again before his next impact.
Then it dawned on him. She was not taking as much damage from each new strike as she once did. That, coupled with her inching towards being able to touch the arena floor was enough for him to piece it together.
'Fuck! I'm getting weaker!' He hastily checked his stats to see that they had indeed been affected even though Half-Life was not over yet. Then he noticed a small status icon that he had never seen before. When he focused on it, a small piece of information appeared.